St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-10
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board of Trade Satur-
day the Chief Interest Was
in Wheat.
The Market Declined Materially Under
Hard Pounding by the
Bears.
transactions in the Financial Circles of
Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO. Oct. S.-The principal interest on
Change to-day was III the wheat pit. The
market was in the hands of the local crowd.
and the tactics of Thursday were repeated
with like success on the part of the bears, a
decline of - 10 S4c under hard pounding
November opened at 72Ssc. the closing point
on Fviday, sold at 13c, and then down to
.2$sc, reacting TO 72ia. thirty minutes before
the close. May opened off point at 7S4c,
and declined lec 10 77S4c. The lowest prices
OF the day were reached just at the close
when October sold mt 69ssc, November at
rose. December at 724c. and May at 77Sc.
Corn was quiet and little changed. Fluctu.
atoms i'll futures were not outside Isc
Receipts were quite lineral, $40 cars.
There were few outside orders, and
business i'll the pit was limited, October
closed ut 42l2c; November sold at 423s0
f2i.c; December closed at AZ; and May sold
from 45SSGi5Ssc, closing outside. Oats were
Etele>s. Values seemed inclined to be little
easier. but the limited dealing prevented any
essential change.
In The provision market the yellow fever
Scare i'll Florida was used to knock October
short ribs off 27Isc from yesterdays close,
but the purchase of IL few small lots by scalp
erS caused rally of 15c. Last sales were
l2I3c lower than yesterday at So 30 january
was easier and 2l2c lower and closed at
$50. Lard exhibited considerable trmness
and advanced 2lac; October sold at So 41Is0
65); November at S6.27ts@e 32t., ana
closed at $3.50; January, S535@6. 31Ee.
January pork declined SC, but reacted olsc
closing ut S1227Is.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Nheat-No. October opened at zoe, clos
ing AT 6@Ssc; November, ?lssc. closing at
1oStc; December: az7sc, closing at 72l4c; May,
.Sl4c. closing AT 11Ssc. Corrl-No. =, Octo-
Der, 422sc, closing at 42lsc; November,
42zsc, closing at I2l2c: December. 42Ac,
closing at I2sse; May, !3l2c closing at 45lac.
November, 26Ac, closing at 26hc; May,
2@7sc closing at soc. Mess Pork. per Dbl
Year; ST.; January: SI2.271e, closing at
Sl2.21l2. Lard, per 100 lbs-October $3.50,
ing At $3.50; December: $3.50, closing
S63Il2. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
October, $50, closing at S7;35;
cash QUOTATIONS were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. Wheat-No 2spring.
6"SS@G 9i2e; No. spring, 66@6Glac: No. .
red. IlS4e. Corn-No. > 42l3c bid. Oats
ley-No.22, 65Ise. Flax seed-No. l, s1.O5l2;
Prime timothy seed, S2.2702.2S Mess
pork per Dbl S14; lard. per 100 lbs, S652Is
@6-o3; short rib sides Qoosel. $3.50; dry
clear sides (boxed(. S7.70@7.75. Whisky
DiStillers finished goods per gallon, S1.10.
Sugar-Cut loaf, 6sS06s4c; granulated. 6ac
asked: Standard a" 57ec asked. Receipts
Pol 900 blu: oats, 1920 bu; rye, 5000 bu;
barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour. 16, 900
bbls: wheat. H. coo bu; corn. 153, 900 bu;
oats. 100000 bu: barley, Al 900 bu. On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market
was steady; creamery. ia 26c; dairy, 16ls
gee. Eggs firm: fresh 1TLMl7Isc